The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-25
A BIG BDODLER ESCiPES.
M'GARlGLF, EX. WARDEN OF THE
COUNTY JAIL, sKiPS.
He EIudes the Sheriff at His House lB
the Most Ingenious Manner
Saturday Night.

OHlCAuO, LII, July COW. J' NC
Gariale, the convicted boodler, has es
capped. All day today, every avai able
policeman and detective in Chicsgo
we're trying vsinly to fiad him. the
former chief Of the police Of the city
Teleggsms have been sent sll over the
country In the hope Of heading him
of, bat Notwithstanding these eHerts
toward his rscspture, little hope is
entertained that he will ever again be
in the custody Of the people of Cook
county, people at whose unlawful ,x.
pense he throve and latten, i for years.
Last evening Sheriff Matson drove up
to the county Jail in his buggy, got
out and disappeared in the building,
re-sppearipg in y few moments with
McGsriele. The two entered the We.
hicle and drove North. Their desti.
nation ues McGariyle's house on Race
street, Lakeview. Upon arriving there
sheriff Mstson and his charge dis.
mounted and entered the house. Nc.
Gsrigls greeted his wife and children
very affectionately, and ali entered the
front room. In few moments Nc.
Carlyle went mp stairs TO see the baby,
Sheriff Matson remaining down stairs
in the front loom. Although
McGsrigle was out of sight, he
was not out OF hearing Of
the sheriff, who heard him talking In
the room up stairs. Presently he do.
scsrded, end said he would like 10
take bath. Back Of the front room
in which Sheriff MRteon had remained
was a parlor bedroom, and of this the
bathroom. NcGRrigls went into the
back room, accompanied by his wife,
closed the door, and Sheriff M.tson
heard Mira. MoGarigle tell the domestic
TO bring some clothing for Mr. Nc.
Garigle. Sheriff Matson could hear
the water running In the bath tub. He
waited liberal time for the bath, and
then asked NcGarigle's little girl, who
had renamed In tie room with him,
to tell her father he must hasten. The
child went 10 deliver the m, ssa9e, en-
tered the back room and did not re.
appear. When, after contideIabls
time the little girl hat not returned,
the sheriff, for the fret time, grew
suspicious that something WAS wrong,
and stt piping to the door that separated
the front parlor from the bedroom
knocked and called: "McG srigle." No
responGe was re,urntd, and. upon en-
ttring the bedroom, Ms. NC.
Garigls said that her husband
must be still In the bath.
The sheriff at once made for
the bath room and upon entering cav
that McGarigle had not changed his
underwear and had not been In the
bath. Then came a haety search
through the rooms, looking over and
under the beds and In the cloeets. but
McGArigle had disappeIred entirely.
The sht rih ran out OF the house,
searched the yard and the out hpuses
aud finally roamtd the neighboring
yards, but was unable to find a trace Of
his prisoner. Wren finally the
sherifi hastened 10 the nearest station,
the police OF the entire city were soon
sroused. Dett ctives by scores began
to scour the city and every policeman
was ordered TO remain on duty In
dsfoite y In the hope that 80 ne OF
them might be fortunate enough TO
run &C Ops the ex.varden. The eRson
for thking MEG sIigle home from fail,
is found in the fat that States Ator-
ney Grlnuell, for rea one OF bis Own,
has had iTequ' mt consultations with
McGarigle, most OF them outside IL
the jsil. Ii wks arranged thai the two
shoud mest a. MoGiris'e's nouse last
night. Tho States altorGey from
some cause could not keep the on.
gagement. The bah. room episode
ensued, and tonight hundreds Of off,
GERS, bound by the very oath he bin.
seli administered TO them, are hdnt.
ing McGargls down.
w. J. McGmisle and I'd Mcdonald,
a brother OF the noted gambler, NJ. u.
Mcdonald, were jointly convicted n
short time ago Tor having been engaged
In the wholesale robbery Of Uook
county, a. carried on by the Doodle
gang for years. MoGarisle, as warden
Of the county hospital, and NoDJnAld,
% engineer Of the same institution,
were each sentenced 10 three yearb'
imprisonment, aud Judge Hard Teiused
10 admit them 10 bal, and they we're
In custody, awaiting the result Of q
motion for a new trial. Being the Grst
convictions In the Doodle busint6s,
naturally the case excited the strong.
ct interest, and II be successiully
eludes punuit, the wrath Of the com.
munity will be great indeed.
Although MCGerigle was In the Gus.
tody Of the sheriff on ths case for
which he was tiei and convic ed, hs
was sill under Donds OF over t60,010
on twenty other indictments. HIS
bondsmen are NJ q. Mcdonald and a
prominent merchant, Il. j. Le5man.
Thlsevening Stats's Attorney Grinnell
declared unqualiAsdly that the bon de.
men were yet liable, and In case
hoGarigle was not produced the bonds
would certainly be forfeited.
A novel theory 10 explain the dis
appearance OF McGAigle was quite
generally discussed this evening. The
idea was nothing lees than that Nc.
Garlgle bad been kidnapped. His for.
mer cdmpabioBs OF the "bcodle ring
we're the persons sufpso'ed Of makir <
..ay 9th him THa fnaIiva aneri Ia "A